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CONTENTS.

Editorial

School News

Prize Giving

Hamlet at Commemoration

Concert

O.T.C.

The VIII

O.S. News

War Honours

Characters of the XI

Cricket Eeview

Cricket

House Matches

Correspondence

Contemporaries

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SHIRBURNIAN.

No. CCCXIX. JULY, 1919.

EDITORIAL.

VOL. XXX.

FOR once there appears to be something to record uponthe front page. By the time these words appear in

print the Headmaster and Mrs. Nowell-Smith should beback with us once more in time for the end of term.

For the first time in the experience of any present boyin the School we held a fnll-dress Commemoration. Theprogramme was fuller than ever. On 'Wednesday, Hamletwas performed before the School, and on Thursday before'the town. A third performance was given before thevisitors on SatunIay night. All three performances werethoroughly enjoyed, amI we take this opportunity of con­gratulating 1\11'. Tindall upon the success of a daring andard uous undertaking. Many sceptics thought he had'bitten off 1110re than he could chew,' but his gallant effortsproved this to be untrue.

On Friday evening there was a highly-successful dance111 the Big School, at which 160 persons were present.'l'hanks are due to 1\11'. Bell and :Mr. Davis for making allthe arrangements for it.

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On Saturday morning ·there was the usual service in theAbbey, the preacher being the Dean of Christchurch, whopreached in Chapel the following Sunday evening.

There was a two-day match against the Old Shir­burnians, who were defeated. There was also tea on thefield on Friday and Saturday afternoons, whilst the Prize­giving was held in the Big School on Saturday also.Fortunately the weather, if not blazing, was at least fine.

The cricket team has met with some success thisyear. Mr. Elderton, who has coached the 1st XI, andWyatt-Smith the captain, are both to be congratulated,whilst the 2nd XI and Colts have proved themselvesteams of above the average standard.

Wyatt-Smith is also to be congratulated upon the successof his House Senior and Junior elevens in winning theCricket Cups and the Fielding Cups. We wish him successwhen playing during the holidays for the Rest against theLords' Schools.

Lt.-Gen. Jacob, who is an Old Shirburnian, inspectedthe a.T.C. on July 10th. His report must have been verygratifying to Major Davis and his officers.

Shirburnians of many generations will learn with regret,if they do not already know it, that Mr. W. B. Wildman isleaving Sherborne at the end of this term. Mr. King, whois giving up his house to Mr. Elderton next term, is re­maining with us as a master, and will, it is to be hoped,preside over the Duffers for many more years to come.

July 19th was a whole holiday. Unfortunately it rainedhard the whole day. Nevertheless, everyone managed to

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enjoy themselves, even if the set pieces had to be abandoned.The fireworks in the Courts at night were thoroughly en­joyed by all who saw them.

We have but one disagreeable fact to record, and that isan epidemic of mumps which has lasted throughout theterm. It stopped the Dulwich match and the VIII goingto Bisley, where we have good reason to suppose the VIIIwould have achieved very good results, judging by theirhome form.

SCHOOL NEWS.

Promotions to Lower Sixth Form:~

K. R. GrayR. G. Brown

The following colours have been presented :-1st XI.-A. W. Brakspear 2nd XI.-C. B. Sharpe

Colts' Caps.-TuckerBramallJenkinsPitts-Tucker mi.WhiteSmith ma.Betts

The Senior and Junior Fielding Cups were both won byCarey's.

The Senior and Junior Cricket Cups were also won byCarey's.

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PRIZE GIVING.

[JULY,

The prize giving was held in the Big School at 2.30 p.m. onSaturday, June 28th.

The following was the programme:-

1. Prologue, recited by R. J. L. Kingsford, Head of the School.

Grave Governors, since last we gave you greetingIn pre-war strain at this our festal meeting,Fi\'e years our muse has rested, dumb perforcevVhile through the world J\Iars ran his fatal course,While nation clashed with nation, Bosche with hero,And learning, quite forgotten, sank to zero.Nunc 1Itutat terra vices-hope ascendantRelumes the soul of man, and peace resplendentIn vesture of salvation cheers our eyes,Buffets despair and banishes our sighs.Hail therefore ye, whose duty 'tis to rule us,And ye, not less, whose task it is to school us,vVhose mild correction during years of warHas led us gently to that further shore,\Vhere ending boyhood pointed us a road\Vhereon to serve our England and our God.And, as in humble private duty bound,Once more assembled on this sacred ground,Pray we for those, ' our dearest and our best,'All whom the God of Battles to their restHas taken, to their Mother a Glory manifest.'Once more assembled,' said we-yet not all ;For he, whom sons of Sherborne proudly callTheir Chief, who on his shoulders not in vainBore, Atlas-like, the unremitting strainOf all the days of horror, now at lengthIn gentler hour has left us, till his strength,O'ertaxed by service, be by rest restored,Till Record Numbers his return applaudAnd School and Staff in joyous welcoming accord.Next to the Dean of Christchurch, as is due,Our humble salutation shall ensue,Lord of Tom Quad, who to these lowlier sitesHas come a gracious witness of our rites.

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Then to another Student of the House, (1)

\Vho plays with Syntax as a cat with mouse,\Vho settled nu fll)'s business years ago,And taught ten generations 0, ,i, TU,Scholar, antiquary, our guide and friend,Whose spirit lives although his office end,Our greeting must not, shall not be denied;No lapse of ages shaIl his praises hide,And' \Vildy , shaIl remain for ever Sherborne's pride.Last, tho' not least, all comrades of the past,Present or absent, greet we-now at lastFreed from the chains of war to show the world,In all the moil of civil strife, unfurledThe flag of Sherborne, where in youth they learnedThe alphabet of duty, where there burnedU ndimmed the fire of honour, stilI to-dayOur boyhood's treasure, and our boast alway.

Kingsford

de ViIliers

2. Scholarship Medal

3. School Latin ProseThe FaIl of Germany.

4. Games Elocution Prize lames(a) From Milton's' Comus.'(b) The Middle Ages and Modern England (Froude).

5. Fletcher French Prize Hudson

6. School Latin VerseThe Conquest of the Air.

7. Fifth Form Latin Prose ... Thomson

Holland

Allenby

King ma.

Fletcher ma.

8. Longll1uir Prize for Drawing

9. Longmuir Prize for English (VIth Form)

10. English EssayThe I'mver of the Press.

11. English VerseAllenuy's Crusade.

God save the King.

(1) Mr. W. B. Wildman, Senior Assistant Master. is retiring at the endof the term after forty-two years at Sherborne.

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HAMLET AT COMMEMORATION.

Polollius: This is too long.Hamlet: It shall to the barber's with your beard.

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1£ some reproach is implied in these words we are sorry, forreproach is not the way to begin the account of a performancewhich was in every way an honour to the School-a great play,perhaps the greatest of all plays, well acted, well staged, welldressed, and well delivered. The play was undoubtedly long,however, although the barber had clipped it very freely, and itwas acted of necessity indoors and in a certain smother of atmo­sphere. Had it been really hot June weather, our attention,which was bent wholly on the play, might have wandered. Inspite of length and chronic stuffiness of atmosphere, the playexercised all its well-known power of fascination, and with afew exceptions, consisting of prosaic souls, or those appetent offresh air, or those who think that plays ought to be confined tocomic business, the large audiences on all three nights satsteadily on, 'awed, delighted and amazed.'

We are afraid of using exaggerated language about Mr.Tindall, yet it is difficult not to do so. The following state­ments may be takeh as representing the bare truth. HisHamlet was everywhere good, everywhere sound, carefully andconscientiously studied. It was frequently far more than this.Ophelia's grave scene was perhaps not as impressive as itmight be, but it was not a failure. The scene with his mother,the scene with Ophelia, the slighter scenes with Guildensternand Rosencrantz were in particular finely, and even powerfully,

. acted. The irresolute melancholy high-born Prince really spokeand moved before our eyes! When we remember that Hamletalso trained all the actors, arranged the stage, and directed thesmallest details of this noteworthy production, it is difficult notto use the language of enthusiasm. His dying scene was fullof nobility an'd quietude, his common actions were alwaysnatural and unstagey, and he had the wisdom to bow gravely tothe andience when recalled, instead of smirking his satisfaction,as do so many well-graced actors when they leave the stage andcome forward. So much, we say, is just bare truth. To passon: The other actor who in a lower plane competed for firstprize was :Mr. Fox as first grave-digger. This was a capitalpiece of acting; the language was broad Dorset; the bread and

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cheese, the twinkle of the. eye, the old man's argumentativeness,his utter indifference to the tragedies of life, the' property ofeasiness' which he exhibited were all perfect in their way.

Mrs. Tindall entered into or got inside of the unpleasantcharacter of Hamlet's mother in a remarkable degree. Herqueenly pose, her beautiful dresses, and her shallow and unfeelingnature were in a fine dramatic contrast. Her unfortunate remarkabout Hamlet's being fat and scant of breath shewed perhapsthat she understood her son's body as little as she understoodhis soul. The part could hardly have been better done. Nextas to Ophelia, Miss Alexander. Is not madness the most diffi­cult of all moods to portray? Many of us know to our costhow actresses of repute have screeched and made the mostappalling noises over Ot;lhelia's part. Our Ophelia was quiet,but by no means unmoving. She gained our sympathies allthrough, especially in the terrible moment when old Polonius'sstupid tell-tale foot is seen moving the arras. The characterhas been variously diagnosed by good writers, and very likelythis makes it more difficult to act. Miss Alexander's good

. representation was helped by two lovely dresses.Coming to the younger actors, Hamlet in Act II asks, Do the

boys carry it away? Rosencrantz answers: Ah, that they do,my lord. But it would not be quite true to say this. Theyacted well, especially Polonius (who amused us all), but on thewhole the natural gift was not so much in evidence as in 'MuchAdo about Nothing,' three years ago. There were none withthe grace of Keith Muspratt and the experience of G. C. Scott.On the other hand, all were to be commended for keeping theirhands quiet, and for not fussing about on the stage without anyparticular reason, and, if not born actors, all of them knew justwhat to do, and did it without apparent nervousness.

As to minor scenes or parts, the very difficult physical forceattack, of which the object was the vile king, was too much forthe small stage and the comparatively few men available. Itwas impossible to make it impressive, it was praiseworthy tomake it non-comic, and yet it had to be attempted. The actingof Laertes was massive and virile, but hardly petulant enough;Horatio had a part which did not suit him very well, but hehad evidently taken great trouble to make himself a reality.Osric did well, and his dress was quite a dream. Both thisactor and Laertes were well served bV the full timbre of their

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voices. The Ghost was clearly' an honest ghost'; he wasprevented from being as impressive as he ought by having tocome on in full light with no mystery about it. This could notbe helped.

Far more of the beauty of the play than people were awareof was due to the orchestra. The excellent musicians, underMr. Tester's guidance, had to play when long imprisoned talkburst out; they played on as usual with little outspoken encour­agement, but they were resolved to do their best for the play,unexpectant of reward. The beautiful funeral march fromPeer Gynt was especially in sympathy with the deeds on thestage. And with what excellent despatch did the scene shiftersdo their job, never keeping us waiting. They cleared away oldscenery as actively as Dick and Ebenezer did before oldFezziwig's ball. We were also informed that Mr. March asstage carpenter amI Mr. Read as gasman were unapproachablein efficiency, and we can well believe it.

\Ve think, lastly, that the actors must have enjoyed theiraudiences, listening with such grave unfailing interest. Hereand there' the unskilful laughed,' as is their nature to, whetherat the white poll of Polonius on the floor behind the arras, orthe chalky-faced apparition of Hamlet pere stalking on, but-andit is a great thing to say-there was really not one thing through­out the long sitting to 'make the judicious grieve,' not one. Andso, as Pepys says, 'well pleased to bed,' long after our customarytime of retiring, with the comfortable feeling that SherborneSchool, though it might be 1200 years old, was by meansdecadent. H.R.K.

CAST.Claudius, King of Denmark lVIR. R.OBERT ALLENBYHamlet, son of the former King MR. KENNETH TINDALLPolonius, Lord Chamberlain ... MR. ERNEST LANGDONLaertes, his son MR. GEOFFREY O'HANLONHoratio, friend of Hamlet ... MR. DENNIS FLETCHERRosencrantz } r MR. PHILIP CHELLEWGuildenstern Courtiers i MR. PHILIP lAMESOsric UVIR. HENRI DE VILLIERSA Priest MR. FRANK DRAKEMarcellus} Offi {MR. LETHBRIDGE KINGSFOlWBernardo'. cers MR. KENNETH GRAYFrancisco, a Soldier ... MR. VINCENT vVOODTHORPE

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First Lord... MR. JOHN HASELDENSecond Lord MR. J OI;!N ANSTEYThird Lord... MR. IVORY KINGFourth Lord MR. JOHN KEELINGFifth Lord... MR. VIVIAN HaWSESixth Lord... MR. ARTHUR MAWFirst Gravedigger MR. ARMINE FoxSecond Gravedigger... MR. D'ARCY ADAMSONSailor MR. LEONARD ELLISFirst Attendant MR. DOUGLAS THOMASSecond Attendant MR. JOHN STREETFirst Page ... MR. DALTON RYBOTSecond Page MR. DONALD BROOKSFirst Player (King in Play) l\IR. RODWAY RIXSecond Player(Queen in Play) MR. G EOFFREY VvALLINGERThird Player (Lucianus) ... MR. DOUGLAS HOLLANDFourth Player (Prologue) MR. HUGH DAVIESGhost of Hamlet's Father ... MR. CHARLES WATNEY

Gertrude, Mother of Hamlet} MRS. KENNETH TINDALLand Queen of Denmark

Ophelia, daughter of Polonius MISS DATSIE ALEXANDER

SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY.

Act I. Scene I. A Platform before the Castle.Il. A Hall in the Castle.

Ill. A Room in Polonius' House.IV. A Platform before the Castle.V. Another part of the Platform.

Act Il. Scene I. A Room in Polonius' House.Il. .A Hall in the Castle.

Act Ill. Scene I. A Hall in the Castle.Il. The same.

Ill. The Queen's Closet.IV. A Hall in the Castle.

Act IV. Scene I. A Room in the Castle.Il. The same.

Act V. Scene I. A Churchyard.Il. A Hall in the Castle.

The Scene throughout is laid in EIsillore.

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ORCHESTRA.1sf Violins­

Mrs. LuxmorelVliss vVilson-EwerMiss Boys

2nd Violins­·Mr. Thomas BinneyMr. Alec King

Viola-Miss vVilkins

Violoncello-Miss Hutchings Piano-Mr. Archibald Tester

BIIgles- Drutns-l\Ir. Gordon Brown Mr. Thomas DevittMr. John Pitts-Tucker Mr. Ronald Adams

Costumes and \Vigs by Simmons & Co., Covent Garden.

Stage ManagerDirector of Music

MR. KENNETH TINDALLMR. ARCHIBALD TESTER

CONCERT.

For the benefit of those not at the Dance or at the thirdperformance of Hamlet Mr. Sainsbury organised a Concert onSaturday evening at Commemoration.

The programme is appended :-

1 Organ Solo Marche Solennelle C. GOlwod

MR. A. J. SAINSBURY

2 School Song , Summer Song' ].R.-L.N.P.

3 Piano Solo Prelude C. DebussyF. H. B. SHAW

4 Songs (a) , Oh! the Oak and the Ash' 17th century(b) , Barbara Alien'

MRS. E. HODGSON

5 Piano Solo Prelude 15 F. ChopinO. R. DAWN AY

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6 Recitation

The Shzrburnzalt

THE REV. H. R. KING

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7 Duet (a)' Venetian Boat Song' P. Tosti(b) , Awake' ... Pelissier

MRS. S. M. VINES AND MRS. E. HODGSON

8 Piano Solo (a)' Les Reves'(b) 'Menuet de l'Arlesienne'

M]\[E. HUDSON

l- G. Bizet

9 Songs (a) , 0 Mistress mine' Roger Quilter(b) , Come to the Fair' E as illOpe 1U ;zrtilt

MRS. S. JVI. VINES

10 School Song Commemoration Song ].R.-L.N.P.

11 Song , vVhere the bee sucks' ... Arlle

L. A. POWYS.{t

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12 Song , Marching Song' Kellltedy-Fraser

D.E. GRIFFIN

13 Song , Forty years on ' ]. Farmer

MR. vV. ]. GOODRICH

14 Carmen (two verses) ...

a.T.e.

The Annual Inspection was held on ] uly 8th before a largecompany of spectators. Signing of the Peace by the Germansenabled Lieut.-Gen. Sir C. vV. ]acob, K.C.M.G., C.I.E., to leavehis command of a Corps in Cologne and cross over to carry outthe inspection. It is not the first time that an Officer of therank of General has appeared on the Field: but it is the firsttime that an O.S. of that standing has been detailed by the vVar

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Office; and the Corps, like those at other Schools who havebeen similarly favoured, should be both proud of the tributeimplied and grateful for the consideration, which helps toheighten morale and prestige, and shows that authorityappreciates the work put in by all ranks. Few people, outsidethe Corps, realise the amount of labour accomplished or thenarrow limits of time available: and that, with the exceptionof one hour a week, the whole business is carried throughout of School hours.

Part of the programme was done in the morning when thewhole School assembled in the Courts to give a display ofPhysical Drill. About 280 were present. Certainly nowhereelse is P.T. taken more seriously, nor, it may be said, withbetter results. The spectators enjoyed it thoroughly, watchingfrom the roof of the cloisters, and Gen. Jacob was enthusiasticin his praise. The epithet' top-hole' applied to serious thingshas a serious meaning: and no doubt Lieut. Carey and Sergt.­Instructor Hoare, who are not easy to please, felt some degreeof satisfaction. It is a,hing to remember on Monday mornings.

In the afternoon the Corps were drawn up on the field to givethe General Salute and for Company and Platoon Drill, formanceuvre and signalling. Like General Smith-Dorrien,General Jacob remarked on the steadiness and smartness of allranks. It would be dangerous and false to suppose that anyO.T.C. can reach perfection or even a moderate excellence, butit is encouraging to think that the chief aim, good drill, setbefore the Corps is in some degree attained.

At the end Gen. Jacob, compliments over, spoke in a verykind and friendly manner: and recalling his last visit in 1896,and going back still further in memory, led forward CaptainvVildman, T.D., and reminded his audience that he was theCorps' original parent and founder, and with him joined MajorDunkin, T.D. He then urged on all the prime duty and value ofdiscipline, and finally gave to the Dorsets one of those meadsof praise which the County Regiments have signally earned anddo not often get in public. It appealed both to the Dorsethearers and to those Dorset Officers whom Lieut.-ColonelRadc1iffe, C.M.G., brought over from Portland.

The proceedings ended with three of the heartiest cheers forGen. Jacob.

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THE VIII.

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As Punch has said, serious shooting has once more begun,and it is hoped that the School will be represented at Bisleynext year by an VIII not without skill. This term three diffi­culties had to be contended with, an extremely young VIII,entire absence of experienced shots, and new Ashburton Shieldconditions, which especially called for steadiness and the judg­ment that comes from experience.

At the beginning of term there seemed no hope of evolvinganything resembling a match VIII, but after half-term a greatimprovement set in, and the visit to Bisley was regarded withconfidence. Unfortunately the VIII was kept in Sherborne bythe mumps, and was unable to prove its metal, but it will havea better opportunity still next year, for practically the whole ofthe present VIII will be available for two more seasons.Optimists have suggested that the School would have takenthird or fourth place in the Ashburton Competition, but theirfaith was rudely shaken by a crushing defeat sustained at thehands of a body of picked marksmen led by Major Davis.

As regards School matches, seven were shot under full 7)Ashburton conditions, five being won and two lost.

The following have represented the School during the term:Adamson mi.· LuxtonBinney MacGillivrayBrooks. MaconochieDavie MacpheronFletcher tert. MoorheadFraser ma. PaineHudson Powys

The only colours awarded this year were given to Bugler M."V. P. Hudson for consistently good and steady shooting.

MATCHES.School. Score Score l{esult.

for. against.Cheltenham 590 5+5 \VonBlundell's 626 651 Losfl\epton 626 629 Lost\Vellington 626 611 vVonTonbridge 612 589 vVonl\Ierchant Taylors'.. 633 59+ WonLancing 633 603 vVon

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0.5. NEWS.

[JULY,

A. W. Carr has been captaining Notts. this season. He wasselected to play for the Gentlemen against the Players, in whichmatch he made second highest score in one innings.

C. F. Stanger-Leathes has two centuries to his credit whileplaying for NorthUIl1berland.

P. P. Hope has several times made large scores for Somerset.

WAR HONOURS.

The following honours and mentions have been awarded toO.SS. since July 1st.

BAR Ta D.S.a.

Lieut.-Col. H. R. G. Deacon, D.S.a.

D.s.a.Lieut.-Col. H. J. Davson

MENTIaNED.

Major-Gen. C. R. Buckle, e.M.G., D.S.a.

Lieut.-Col. (temp. Brig.-Gen.)A. B. Carey, e.M.G., D.S.a.

Lieut.-Col. H. J. Davson, D.S.a. (third mention)Lieut. (temp. Major) E. R. B. Farrer, M.e., a.B.E.

Temp. Capt. J. C. Gurney, a.B.E.

Major E. G. Hall, (third mention)Lieut.-Gen. Sir C. W. Jacob, K.e.B., K.e.M.G.

Capt. J. J. Kingstone, D.s.a., M.e.

Capt. (a./Lieut.-Col.) J. A. F. lIIair, M.e.

Capt. (temp. Major) G. B. OllivantMajor Bt. Lieut.-Col. A. C. Temperley, e.M.G., D.S.a.

Major Bt. Lieut. (temp. Brig-Gen.) G. C. Williams,e.M.G., D.S.a.

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CHARACTERS OF THE XI.

R. B. \VYATT-SMITH. A stylish bat with good strokes allround the wicket. Requires a little more defence and powerto become a first-class bat. Bowls leg breaks we-ll, but bowlsthe short one on the off too often. He has had to bowl toomuch this year. A good field at cover or in the slips.

K. R. GRAY. H'as improved enormously as a bat; he alwayswatches the ball and has developed an excellent forcing backshot and an on drive. His catching was weak at the beginningof the year, but he has improved it and is now safe. Ratherslow on the ground.

C. G. \VATNEY. A disappointing bat. He has some nicestrokes, but is such a bad starter, that he seldom shows them.He needs to acquire more defence. Uncertain in the field.

R. J. L. KINGSFORD. Another disappointment. He getsout playing strokes he would not dream of playing in practice.A keen and energetic field.

H. C. PARTRIDGE. A promising cricketer. He should getruns in the future, and should develope into a good wicketkeeper. As a bat he must remember that he can cut and notfeel for the ball outside the off stump. In wicket keeping hemust keep his head down and watch the ball right into hishands.

H. R. RIX. Has made himself into a bowler of sorts, buthas not had the best of luck. His tendency was to bowl tooshort, but he generally managed to avoid bowling to leg. Hasgood defence as a bat and has played several useful innings atcritical times. A moderate field.

D. E. GRIFFIN. A promising bat. \Vith a little moredefence he should get plenty of runs. He must forget that hecan turn the ball to leg off the leg stump until he has madefifty. A good field and sound catch in the country.

A. W. BRAKSPEAR. Promising bat with good defence.Should be useful next year. Needs more power. Keen andneat in the field.

H. N. DE VILLIERS. Slow bat with some defence. Shouldbe useful next year. Good ground field, but not too safe acatch.

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C. B. SHARPE. Promising left-hand bowler. . Should be ofgreat use next year. l'dust pay attention to his fielding.

E. A. LANGDON. A useful hitter. vVould have got moreruns for the team if he had remembered that he is a hitter andnot a stylist. Occasionally gets wickets, generally with verybad balls. An energetic field.

T. G. DEVITT. A promising left-hand bat. Very keen inthe field and always tries.

D. MAcDoNALD. Should make a lot of runs, but must notforget that footwork is the essential foundation of batting.He uses it in a net, but forgets it in a match. Must pay atten­tion to his fielding.

CRICKET REVIEW.

The feature of the cricket season has again been the all­round play of R. B. vVyatt-Smith, the captain. The seasonmay be considered thoroughly successful although only fourmatches have been won, as against five lost and three drawn.The following are the results in brief :-

Beat G. M. Carey's XI by 194--184-. (Wyatt-Smith 89, Griffin52; Wyatt-Smith 5 for 50).

Beat South Wilts by 195 (3)-86. (Wyatt-Smith 105 not out,Watney 63; Wyatt-Smith 6 for 32). .

Drew with Glastonbury with 86 (5)-218 (8). (Gray 55 not out).Lost to Dorset C. and G. by 306 (7)-55,125 (3). (Gray 23

and 29 not out).Drew with Blundell's with 14-2 (8)-268 (5). (Griffin 57).Drew with Downside with 224- (9)-14-0 (6). (Wyatt-Smith

60, and 5 for 50).Lost to Radley by 234--190. (Gray 80).Lost to Downside by 234- (6)-123.Beat O.SS. by 215, 82 (2)-132, 157. (Wyatt-Smith 95).Beat Dorset Rangers by 207 (9)-201. (Wyatt-Smith and

Gray 33).Lost to M.C.C. by 119-195(8). (Rix 4-2, Brakspear 28 not

out).Lost to Bovington Tanks by 93-14-3. (Langdon 42 not out).

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The 2nd XI coached by Mr. Carey, beat the R.A.F. (Blandford)and the Tank Corps, and drew with Blundell's.

The Colts beat Downside both at home and away, scoring inthe latter match 305 for 3 wickets against 59.

The Colts under 14t, beat Downside Colts also on eachoccasIOn.

BATTING AVERAGES.

R. B. Wyatt-SmithK. R. GrayD. E. GriffinH. R. RixC. G. WatneyE. A. Langdon (2nd XI)A. W. BrakspearH. N. de Villiers (2nd XI)H. C. PartridgeR. J. L. KingsfordC. B. Sharpe (2nd xI)

No. ofInnings.

121311g8558

1195

Timesnot out.

1214111o1oo

TotalRuns.

44625219095

1296664

10212497

9

HighestScore.10S':'

8057426342':'28':'383835

3

Average.

40'5522'9119'0019'0018'4316'5016'0012'7512'4010'78

1'80*Signifies not out.

BOWLING AVERAGES.

R. B. Wyatt-SmithE. A. LangdonH. R. RixC. B. SharpeJ. S. L. Adams

Overs.

202'233'31457953

l\Iaidens.

143

2253

Runs.

84388

463261 .269

\Vickets. Average.

49 17'209 9'73

13 35'627 37'297 38'43

CRICKET.

SCHOOL v. RADLEY.

This match was arranged for 20th and 21st June, but owingto rain only two overs could be bowled on the first day and itwas settled that the match should be decided on the firstmmngs.

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Radley batted first, and did not start too well, as the first twowickets fell at 17, Yates being out to a well-judged catch byGriffin at deep square leg. Worsley and Meyrick-Jones playedgood cricket and took the scores to 82 before they were parted.Cooper then played a good innings and was well supported byMurray. At the end of his innings he hit well and it wasmainly due to him that Radley obtained the good score of234-. He was.aided by some luck, being badly missed at coveroff Wyatt-Smith twice, just after he had reached his fifty. TheSchool fielding was moderate, some· good catches were held,but several fairly easy chances were missed and the groundfielding might well have been cleaner.

The School started slowly, and were half-an-hour getting thefirst IS runs. Then Gray having played himself in, playedreally good cricket, gradually increasing the rate of scoring.\iVyatt-Smith started well and looked like making runs whenhe was lbw. to Yates. \Vatney and Kingsford did not lastlong, but Partridge after a poor start batted well and he andGray put on over 50, before Gray was bowled. At this pointwe had 5 wickets down for 150 and 45 minutes left to bat.\Ve lost 3 wickets trying to get runs quickly and the last manfailed to play out time by five minutes. Gray played his bestinnings of the year. The Raclley fielding was excellent; thecatching being sure and the ground fielding quick.

RADLEY.

R. E. Yates, c Griffin, b Wyatt-SmithF. Park, b \Vyatt-SmithC. E. A. Worsley, lbw, b LangdonE. T. H. Meyrick-Jones, b Rix ...L. Cooper, not out\V. D. Davis, c Rix, b \Vyatt-SmithG. P. Murray, c Kingsford, b \Vyatl-SmithR. L. Bristowe, c Griffin, b \Vyatl-SmithR. A. Ashworth, c Kingsford, b Sharpe ...L. H. Hodgson, c Kingsford, b LangdonO. C. Adams, c Griffin, b \Vyatl-Smith

Extras

114

383974o

2526

la1015

Total 234

1919·J The Shirb1trnian

SCHOOL.H. N. de Villiers, c Bristowe, b Yates 6K. R. Gray, b Cooper ... 80R. B. \Vyatt-Smith, lbw, b Yates 18C. G. \Vatney, c \Vorsley, b Cooper 11R. J. L. Kingsford, b Yales 9H. C. Partridge, c Park, b \Vorsley 3SD. E. Griffin, c I3ristowe, b Yates 4E. A. Langdon, b Yales 3A. VV. Brakspear, b Yates 3H. R. l~ix, not ant 4Sharpe ma., lbw, b IIodgson 1

Extras 13

Total 190

109

Balls.96

1423066

H. R. RixR. 13. \Vyatt-SmithE. A. LangdonSharpe ma.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.SCHOOL.

Runs.54

1201727

Wickets.1621

Average.54'020'0

S'527'0

SCHOOL V. DOWNSIDE.

Played at Sherborne on 26th]une.Sherborne batted first and there is little to be said of our

batting. vVhether it was that the whole side were affected bythe excitement of watching' Hamlet' the night before, or thefact that they were all late going to bed, our batting brokedown miserably. Only \Vyatt-Smith, Kingsford and Rixshowed any form at all, and the two former were both out tosilly strokes. Our bowling appeared hopeless and fieldingworse. Saunders, T. P. Geoghegan and vValker all playedwell for Downside. Downside passed our score with eightwickets in hand.

SCHOOL.

K. R. Gray, C and b Clutton 8H. N. de Villiers, b Turnbull 1R. 13. \Vyatt-Smith, b T. P. Geoghegan... 31C. G. vVatney, b Clutton 2D. E. Griffin, c Fisher, b Clutton 2H. C. Partridge, b T. P. Geoghegan 4R. J. L. Kingsford, b Turnbull 33A. \V. Brakspear, lbw, b Turnbull 8E. A. Langdon, b Turnball 7H. R. Rix, not out 16Sharpe ma., c Turnbull, b T. P. G~oghegan 3

Extras 8

Total 123

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DOWNSIDE.T. L·E. Nelson, b RixM. D. Sannders, c vVyatt-Smith, b RixT. P. Geoghegan, c Partridge, b Watney ...R. R. A. \Valker, c Partridge, b GrayG.]. Geoghegan, c vVatney, b GrayC. A. Nicholson, not ontR. S. Fisher, b de VilliersG. M. Turnbull, not outR. C. Clutton }P. ]. de Lawney did not batTurnbull mi.

Extras

12449036

615115

16

Total (for 6 wickets) 234

9

1620

Average.18'5

Wickets.2oo1o12o

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.Runs.375917

919164018

Bans.6084361830248430

H. R. RixR. B. Wyatt-SmithE. A. LangdonH. N. de VilliersSharpe"ma.C. G. \VatneyK. R. GrayD. E. Griffin

SCHOOL 'V. OLD SHIRBURNIANS.

Played on June 27th and 28th. The O.S. started battingand with the exception of Gordon gave little trouble. Theywere all obviously short of practice and found Wyatt-Smith'sleg breaks difficult to deal with. He bowled well and obtained6 wickets for 54.

On the School going in runs came steadily, extras helpingconsiderably owing to some erratic bowling by Crowther.de Villiers played well and it was bad luck on him to bebrilliantly thrown out from cover by Partridge. vVyatt-Smithafter a slow start, against good bowling by Windle and Davson,played an excellent innings, and was given good support byRix who stayed with him for a long time, Rix being content tokeep his end up while \Vyatt-Smith got runs. Brakspearbatted well at the end, and we found ourselves with a usefullead of 83 at the end of the first innings.

In the O.S. second innings Rawlins and Westlake battedwell, but the rest could do little with Wyatt-Smith and Sharpe.

The Shil'bul'nian III

The latter bowled very well, making- the ball swing in. \Vewere left with 75 to win, which we attained for the loss of twowickets. vVatney and Griffin batted well.

21151

179

49o2o4o

12

b Sharpe ma....e Gray, b\Vyatt-Smith ...c Rix, b Wyatt-Smithb Sharpe ma .b Sharpe ma .b Sharpe ma .e \Vyatt-Smith, b Rixb Sharpe ma.

Extras

not outc Griffin, b Wyatt-Smithb Wyatt-Smith

0.55.1

3722

T. J. Hayter, b RixC. A. Gorden, b \Vyatt-SmithE. F. Rawlins, lbw, b \Vyatt-SmithCol. L. Partridge,D.s.a., c Partridge,

b \Vyatt-Smith 11R. J. 1\lorton, lbw, b Langdon 121\1. E. K. \Vestlake, b Langdon 0Col. Davson, b Wyatt-Smith 4A. D. Crowther, b Langdon 5A. Wyatt-Smith, b Wyatt-Smith 813.C.W.\Vindle, cGriffin, bW.-Smith 23J. N. Goodwyn, not out 4

Extras 5

Total 132 Total 157

18

1142821

bWindlee \Vestlake, b Crowthernot outnot out

Extras

SCHOOL.

728

41695o28

178o

30

K. R. Gray, b Crowther ...H. N. de Villiers, run outC. G. Watney, b Windle .D. E. Griffin, b Windle .R. 13.W.-Smith, cGoodwyn, bWindleH. C. Partridge, lbw, b Davson ...R. J. L. Kingsford, b WindleH. R. Rix, lbw, b GoodwynA.W.Brakspear, c 'N.-Smith, bHayterE. A. Langdon, c \Vestlake, bHayterSharpe ma., not out

Extras

Total 215 Total (for 2 wkts.) 82

721122454

Balls.36853024

H. R. RixR. B. \Vyatt-SmithE. A. LangdonSharpe ma.

H. R. RixR. B. Wyatt-SmithE. A. Langdon .Sharpema.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.1st Innings.

Runs.33542515

2nd Innings.31836

25

Wickets.163o

15o4

Average.33'09'0

18'3

31'016'6

9'25

II2 The Shirburniall [JULY,

SCHOOL (PAST AND PRESENT) v. DORSET RANGERS.

Played on Monday, June 30th, resulting in a very close andexciting finish.

DORSET RANGERS,T. E. Thomas, b \Vyatt-SmithL. O. R. Ashley, b RixC. Eloy, b Goodwyn .P. P. Hope, b Davson ..C. D. Symes, b \Vyatt-SmithT. G. Cocks, st Partridge, b Wyatt-SmithCanon Digby, b Wyatt-Smith ...A. R. Rawlence, not outT. J. Hayter, c Rix, b Pasley ...R. E. Marchant, b Wyatt-SmithP. E. Freeman, c Goodwyn, b Rix

Extras

SCHOOL.Col. L. Partridge, D.S.O., c Symes, b DigbyR. 1\1. S. Pasley, b HopeR. B. \Vyatt-Smith, b Freeman...K. R. Gray, lbw, b DigbyR.]. J\Iorton, run out ...D. E. Griffin, c Cocks, b FreemanR. ]. L. Kingsford, b DigbyH. C. Partridge, c Thomas, b Hayter]. N. Goodwyn, not outH. Davson, b FreemanH. R. Rix, not out

Extras

821

23o7

142036

9o54

Total 201

47o

33332826o14o

1619

Total (for 9 wkts.) 207

Balls.120

59244242

R. B. Wyatt-SmithH. R. Rix]. N. GoodwynH. DavsonR. M. S. Pasley

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.Runs.

9828182627

'Nickels.52111

Average.19'414'018'026'027'0

SCHOOL v. M,C.C.

Played on July 3rd at Sherborne. The M.C.C. had a goodside which had already easily beaten Clifton and Downside.The M.C.C. batted first; L. C. H. Palairet batted beautifully,but should have been easily caught when he was 18. Most ofthe M.C.C. batsmen got a few runs and they declared witheight out.

The Shirbttrnian II3

\Ve started in disastrous fashion to Mead and Gilbert.Mead found the wicket to his liking, and during the first twentyminutes would have bowled most sides out. We had 5wickets down for 6 runs; then Kingsford and Rix battedsteadily, and brought the School score to 29. Rix had goodsupport from Brakspear, and Archer made a few good hits.Great praise is due to Rix and Brakspear for their pluckyefforts against really good bowling.

M.C.C.

L. C. H. Palairet, st Partridge, b \Vyatt-Smith 68Lord Hawke, c Kingsford, b \Vyatt-Smith 6H. Hargreaves, c Griffin, b \Vyatt-Smith 13Major Plumer, b Wyatt-Smith ... 32S. M. J. Woods, c Gray, b Sharpe 31H. A. Gilbert, c and b Wyatt-Smith 25A. M. Miller, not out ... 27Morgan, b Sharpe ma. 0B. L. Gerrish, not out ... 7Munds )Hearne f did not batMead

Extras 6

Total (for 7 wkts.) 195

SCHOOL.

K. R. Gray, b MeadH. N. de Villiers, b MeadR. B. Wyatt-Smith, b MeadD. E. Griffin, b Mead ...H. C. Partridge, b GilbertR. J. L. Kingsford, b MeadH. re Eix, b Hearne ...MacDonald, c Palairet, b \VoodsA. \V. Brakspear, not outE. A. Langdon, b HearneA. G. Archer, st Munds, b ]'lIeadSharpe ma., b Hearne ...

Extras

o21oo

1042

'J28

61524

Total (for 11 wkts.) 119

Balls.162162

< 1824

Sharpe, ma.R. B. \Vyatt-SmithH. R. RixA. G. Archer

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.Runs.

8083

818

Wickets.25oo

Average.

16'6

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SCHOOL '(I. TANKS.

Played on July 5th. The match needs little description; theSchool batted poorly against moderate bowling, and but forsome hitting by Langdon we should have been horribly dis­graced. The Tanks obtained the runs with only two wicketsdown, but were all out for 143. It was a poor finish to theSchool's season.

SCHOOL.

K. R. Gray. st Franklin, b CorkeH. R. Rix, c Poyntz, b Burton ...R. 13. \Vyatt-Smith, c Poyntz, b EurtonC. G. \Vatney, c Franklin, b BurtonD. E. Griffin, b Corke '"H. C. Partridge, c Rosnick, b BurtonR. J. L. Kingsford. c Burton, b CorkeH. N. de Villiers, run outA. \V. Brakspear. c and b EurtonE. A. Langdon, not outSharpe ma.• c Smith. b Edwards

Extras

18o29ooo98

4224

93

TANKS.

Major Shute, lbw. b Wyatt-Smith 18Lieut. Smith, c Partridge. b \Vyatt-Smith 29Major Edwanls, st Partridge, b Gray 50Capt. Corl,e, c Gray, b Langdon 17Capt. Bnrton, lbw, b \Vyatt-Smith 11Capt. Gay, b Langdon '" 1Capt. Strother, b \Vyatt-Smith ... 8Capt. Clegg, b Langdon 2Pte. Rosnick, not out ... 0Lieut. Franklin, b Langdon 5Major Poyntz, dicl not bat

Extras 2

Total (for 10 \\"kI5.) 143

5'7524'0

12'0

Avuoage.\Vickets.o4o4l

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.H.ulls.

3248162324

Balls.60

108304524

Sharpe ma.R. B. Wyatt-SmithH. R. RixE. A. LangdonK R. Gray

1919.] The Shirburnian

HOUSE MATCHES.

SENIORS.

FIRST ROUND.

CAREY'S v. SCHOOL HOUSE B.

Carey's went in first, but their batting collapsed, and theywere disposed of for the small score of 99. The School Househad also to thank de Ward's steady bowling and their ownfielding to a great extent for the surprisingly low score of theiropponents; their own batting however was a lamentable failure.They were entirely at a loss how to play Wyatt-Smith's slowleg breaks and with great difficulty compiled 39 runs in answerto Carey's 99.

In the second innings Carey's batting was in most cases farbelow the standard of what was expected. The School Housefielding was again good; and Carey's had made 93 for 9, whena partnership was established between Jenkins and Bastin thatraised the score to 144-. Jenkins hit freely and spoiled thebowling; he made 34- runs and was bravely supported byBastin who carried his bat for 18.

The batting of the School House in their second innings waslittle better than in their first. Three wickets were down for15 runs when de Villiers came in to bat; he settled down toscore slowly, but finding no one to support him carried his batfor 31. This second catastrophe like the first was due mainlyto Wyatt-Smith'sleg breaks.

CAREY'S.Cradock-Watson, c and b de \Vard 25B. 1. Slaughter, ruu out ... 0R.B.\V.-Smith, c K.-Cornish,b Bond 10H. C. Partridge, b de \Vard 1G. M. Pitts-Tucker, lbw, b deWard 29D. MacDonald, b de Villiers 4Tccker, b de \Vard 8Gaye, lbw, b Holland 6Jenkins, c de Villiers, b Horsford... 6\Voolmer, c Bond, b lie \Vanl 2Bastin, not out 1

Extras 7

Total 99

b Holland 4c Rider, b Horsford 7lbw, b de.\Vard 4c Hathaway, b de Villiers 25b de \Vard 0c K-Cornish, b deVilliers 11st Spencer, b de Villiers 3c Spencer, b Holland 26b Bond :Hb Holland 5not out lS

Extras 7

Total ... 144

II6 The S ltirburnian [JULY,

SCHOOL HOUSE B.

H.N. deViIliers, c Partridge,b\V.-Smith 9 110t out 31Holland, b \Voolmer 14 b \Vyatt-Smith 7Bond, lbw, b \Voolmer 4 c Tucker, b \Vyatt-Smith 5Ryder, c Bastin, b \Vyatt-Smith 6 c Slaughter, b W.-Smith 0de \Vard, c Slaughter', b \V.-Smith 0 b \Voolmer 1Lewis, b Wyatt-Smith 0 lbw, b \Vyatt-Smith 1Spencer, c Bastin, b \Vyatt-Srnith .'. 0 b \Vyatt-Smith 3Newman, b \Vaalmer 0 run out 1Horsford, c Partridge, b \Voolmer b \Voolmer 1Hathaway, c Partridge, b \V.-Smith 5 b \Voolmer 2Kestell-Cornish, not out 0 st Partridge, b \V.-Smith 1

Extras 0 Extras 2

Total 39 Total 55

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL HOUSE B.1st Innings,

Balls. Runs. Wickets. Average.de \Vard 103 26 5 5'2Bond 42 21 1 21'0H. N. de ViIliers 51 28 1 28'0Holland 24 6 1 7'0HorSfonl 24 7 1 7'0

2nd Innings.de \Vard 72 40 2 20'0I-Iorsford 52 45 1 45'0Holland 54 17 3 5'7Bond 18 6 1 6'0I-I. N. de ViIliers 53 32 3 10'7

CAREY'S.1st Innings,

\Voalmer 54 10 4 2'5R. B. Wyatt-Smith 53 29 6 4'8

2nd Innings.\Voolmer 48 20 3 6'7R. B. Wyatt-Smith 53 30 6 5'0Bastin 6 3 0

SCHOOL HOUSE A v. DUNKIN'S.

Played on No. 1 on July 9th, 10th and 1Ith. School Housebatted first, and after Chichester had scored 16 in the first fiveballs of the match, Smith in his partnership with Devitt of 90,batted very steadily and was the ninth wicket to fall. Dunkin'sfailed to reach this score in spite of a determined effort byAdams, but did better the second innings mainly by the help of

1919. ] The Shirburnian 117

Haines, who hit hard for his 64. With 87 to make, \Vallingerand Kingsford made very short work of Dunkin's bowlers,obtaining the runs in half-an-hour.

SCHOOL HOUSE A.Chichester, b Adams 16\Vallinger, b Haines 15 not out ... 27Smith ma., b Haines 29C. G. \Valney, b Haines 10R. J. L. Kingsford. c Buckingham,

b Haines 7 not out ... 60T. G. Devitt, c Philbrick, b Betts ... 70A. G. Archer, b Evans 5Edgington, b Harris > 3Pitts-Tucker mi., c Harris, b Adams 8H. W. Brady, b Adams 17Norris, not out 16

Extras 9 Extras 2

Total 205 Total (for no wkt.) 89

DUNKIN'S.Wenborn, b Norris 10 b Norris 3Jerram, b Norris... 6 b Brady 13J. S. H~rris, c Watney, b Norris 0 c Kingsford, b Norris 64J. \V. Lewis, lbw, b Devitt 7 c \Vatney, b Brady 4Egerton, c \Vatney, !:J Brady 23 b Edgington ... 20J. S. L. Adams. b Chichester 46 b Pitts-Tucker 23Betts, b Pitts-Tucker 2 c Kingsford, b Brady 3Philbrick, c and b Smith ... 3 c Brady, b Kingsford 14Evans, c Chicbester, b Pitts-Tucker 0 c Devitt, b Archer 0Bax, c Wallinger, b Pitts-Tucker 1 not out 10Buckingham, not out 3 b Brady 11

Extras 11 Extras 14

Total 112 Total 179

oooo

6'06'02'02'2

3229179

J. S. L. AdamsJ, S. HainesBettsEvans

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL HOUSE A.1st Innings.

Runs Wickets Overs Maidens AverageJ. S. Haines 86 5 17'0 2 18'0J. S. L. Adams 63 3 16'5 0 21'33Betts 35 1 5'0 1 35'0Evans 12 1 5'0 0 12'0

J. S. Haines bowled 3 no balls and 1 wide; J, S. L. Adams 1 wide.

2nd Innings.oooo

lIS The Shirbllmia1t [JULY,

DUNKIN'S,

1st Innings,Runs Wickets Overs Maidens Ayerage

Norris 28 3 14'0 i 9'33Pitts-Tucker 14 3 9'1 3 4'67T, G, Devitt 16 1 6'0 , 16'0~

Edgington 6 0 Z'O 0A, G, Archer 15 0 5'0 1H, W, Brady 9 1 7'0 4 9'0Chichester 9 1 4'0 1 9'0Smith 4 1 1'0 0 4'0

Znd Innings,Pitts-Tucker 35 1 1Z'O Z 35'0H, W, Brady 30 4 1Z'l 4 7'5Norris Zl Z 10'0 1 10'5T, G. Devitt 31 0 10'0 2Edgington 18 1 3'0 0 18'0Smith 13 0 2'0 1Chichester 1 0 2'0 1A, G, Archer 8 1 3'0 0 8'0R. J, L. Kingsford 8 1 3'0 1 8'0

KING'S v. ROSS'.

King's went in first, and Home and Davies batted well forthe first wicket, which fell at 98. Home continued to batsteadily, but no one else showed any enterprise, and the wholeside were out for 185.

Ross' started badly, six wickets being down for 14. Brak­spear batted well, but the whole side were out for 63.

Ross' followed on and did much better. Griffin hit withgreat freedom, and Brakspear mi. and Oldfield batted well.

King's had 107 to make and succeeded in doing this for fourwickets.

\V, \V, Home, b Bassett ...H, \V, Davies, lbw, b NapierH, R, Eix, b NapierP, F, Luxton, b BassetlStevens, b Basset!Bramall, b Stallard mi,Taylor, b Griffin .. ,Baselden, b GriffinDampney, run outElliot!, b Stallard mi,Drake, not out ...

KING'S,74 lbw, b Bassett .. , ... 2857 c Brakspear mi" b Napier 21o c Stallard mi.,b Stallard ma. 19

13 b Napier 1o not out 326 not out 26o51o

Total 185 Total 111

19 I 9.] The ShirbuY1tian II9

313

10SO

54o

546oS

Rass',o c Elliott, b Rix2 run out1 b I{ix4 c Rix, b Luxton

16 c Home, b Rix1 hit wkt., b Rixo c Luxton, b Rix

11 not outo b Rix

10 b Rix4 lbw, b Luxton ...

Brakspear mi., b RixStallard rni., b LuxtonBasset!, b RixD. E. Griffin, st Hom8, b LuxtOll ...A. \'1, Brakspear, not outH, B. Stallard, c aud b LuxtonBellamy, b LuxtonOldfield, lbw, b LuxtOll .Napier, c Bramall, b Hix ..Halliday, c Bramall, b RixRead, b Rix

Total 63 Total 229

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

KING'S,

1st Innings.Runs Wickets Overs Mai<1ens Average

H, R. Rix 18 5 10'2 4 3'6P. F. Luxton 31 5 10'0 2 6'2

2nd Innings.H. R. Rix 73 7 20'0 4 10'43P. F, Luxton 76 2 15'0 0 38'00Stevens 28 0 4'0 0\'1, \'1. Home 16 0 2'0 0Haselden 8 0 3'0 1

SECOND ROUND.

CAREY'S 'V. TINDALL'S.

Played on the Upper on July 12th and subsequently.Tindall's batted first, and, with the exception of \Vhite, whocarried his bat for 26, and vVreford, who made 30, gave a poordisplay of incompetence. Once more vVyatt-Smith's leg-breaksproved too much for the batsmen, who made 91 all told.

For Carey's, Partridge aided by luck scored 56, whilstMacDonald earned his 38. Tindall's can consider themselvesfortunate in dismissing\Vyatt-Smith for 21. Carey's made 174.

In Tindall's second innings vVhite was again the mainstay ofhis side with 27 to his credit. Rule managed to collect 25,whilst Langdon and Grayson both reached double figures,otherwise the performance was poor.

Carey's started their second innings with 30 to make, whichthey did without the loss of a wicket.

120 The Shirblwnian [JULY,

TINDALL'S.26 st Partridge, b Gage 27

3 b Sharpe 36 b Wyatt-Smith 254 c \Vyatt-Smith, b Sharpe 52 c \Voolmer 18o c \Vyatt-Smith, b Sharpe 14o c Tucker, b Gaye 9o lbw, b \Voolmer 86 b \Voolmer 10

30 not out 13 b Gaye 0

11 Extras 2

\Vhite, not out ...Maw, run outJ.C.Rnle, c MacDonald, bW.-Smithle R. Gray, b Wyatt-SmithE.A.Langdon, c Sharpe, b \V.-SmithGrayson, c \Voolmer, b \Vyatt-SmithL. P. S. Ellis, rnn ontCross, c \Vyatt-Smith, b Sharpe ...Davis, c \Vyatt-Smith, b Sharpe\Vreford, c MacDonald, b Bastin .Daniell, c Sharpe, b \Vyatt-Smi:h ..

Extras

Total 91 Total 112

CAREY'S.B.I.Slaughter, st Grayson, b Langdon 8 not outTucker, c Grayson, b Gray 4G, M. Pitts-Tucker, b Gray 9R. B. Wyatt-Smith, b Gray 21H. C. Partridge, b Langdon 56D. MacDonald, run out ... 38 not outGaye, c Grayson, b Gray... 4Jenkins, b Langdon 10Bastin, not out ... 1

'\Voolmer, b Langdon 0C. B. Sharpe, c Grayson, b Gray 0

Extras 23 Extras

... 21

19

Total 174 Total 41

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

CAREy's-lst Innings.Balls Runs Wickets.

C. B. Sharpe 126 22 2R. B. Wyatt-Smith 130 44 5'Woolmer 12 1 0Gaye 18 6 0Bastin 12 1 1

2nd Innings.C. B. Sharpe 165 33 3R. B. Wyatt-Smith 108 43 1\Voolmer 36 16 3Gaye 45 19 3

TINDALL'S-lst Innings.E. A. Langdon 168 72 4K. R. Gray 171 55 5J. C. Rule 18 20 0L. P. S. Ell is 12 4 0

2nd Innings.K. R. Gray 18 31 0E. A. Langdon 18 9 0

1919.] The Shirburnian 121

SCHOOL HOUSE A v. KING'S.

Played on No. 1 on July 12th and 15th. King's went infirst, but, with the exception of Home (71), did not stay long,the whole side being out for 133, Pitts-Tucker taking four for48. For School House A, Wallinger and Kingsford battedwell, and then Chichester gave a fine display of hard-hitting,his 89 including 4 sixes, 1 five, and 9 fours.

In King's second innings, Home again played very well forhis 64, although he found no one to help him. The whole sidewas out for 119, Brady taking four for 19.

Watney and Edgington had no difficulty III making the re­quired runs.

KING'S.

H.\V.Davies, stWatney, b P.-Tucker 16\V. W. Home, run out 71H. R. Rix; b 13rady 7P. F. Luxton, c Smith, b Brady 1Stevens. b Norris 5Bramall, c \Vallinger. b Pitts-Tucker 7Taylor, b Pitts-Tucker 3Haselden, b Devitt 12Dampney, b Devitt 0Elliott, c Brady. b Pitts-Tucker 7Drake, not out 0

Extras 4

c Edgington, b Devitt ...lbw, b Brady ...c and b Devittc Chichester, b Norrisb Devittc Brady, b Norrisb Bradyb Bradyb Bradyb Norrisnot out

Extras

o64

342

169

IQoo(l

11

Total 133 Total 119

3

... 25

.. 0 22

Extras2

11

HOUSE A.

391446o b Luxton

8927o not out22

SCHOOL

\Vallinger, run outSmith, c Luxton, b RixR.] .L.Kingsford, c Stevens. b LuxtonC. G. \Vatney. b Davies. b LuxtonP. G. Chichester, b LuxtonT. G. Devitt, b LuxtOIl 0"

A. G. Archer, c Bramall, b RixEdgington, b RixNorris, c Bramall, b Rix 0 ..

H. \V. Brady, not outPitts-Tucker, c l~ix, b Luxton

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Total 214 Total (for 1 wkt.) 50

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BOWLING ANALYSIS.

KING'S.1st Innings,

AverageRuns \Vickets Overs :MaidensPitts-Tncker 48 4 9'3 0 12'0H. W. Brady 29 2 9'0 2 14'5Norris 30 1 8'0 0 30'0T. G. Devitt 22 2 8'0 0 11'0

2nd Innings.Norris 34 3 10'0 1 11'33T. G, Devitt 23 3 7'0 2 7'67Pitts-Tucker 32 0 10'0 1H. W. Brady 19 4 12'1 4 4'75

SCHOOL HOUSE A.1st Innings.

H. R. Rix 77 4 18'0 1 19'25P, F. Luxton .97 5 21'1 2 19'4Dampney 12 0 2'0 0Drake 6 0 1'0 0W. W. Home 11 0 10 0

H. R. Rix bowled 4 no balls.

2nd Innings.H. R. Rix 20 0 5'0 0 28'0P. F. Luxton 27 1 5'0 0 28'0

P, F. Luxton bowled 1 wide. and H. R Rix 1 no ball.

FINAL.

CAREY'S v. SCHOOL HOUSE A.

After practically continuous rain for 30 hours the weathercleared up sufficiently to enable a start to be made at 3 o'clockon Tuesday, July 22nd. \Vatney won the toss and elected tobat first on a very sodden wicket. \Vallinger and Smith openedfor the School House. The former was soon dismissed to besucceeded by Kingsford, who looked as if he were going to stay.\Vhen he reached 13, however, he was out lbw. to \Vyatt­Smith. \Vatney was the only other batsman who reacheddouble figures. He was unfortunate to hit his wickets downwhen playing back to \Vyatt-Smith. The rest of the side failedto compile more than 14, with the result that the innings closedfor 51,

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Carey's started disastrously, three wickets being down for 6,and four for 11 runs. Wyatt-Smith was then joined byCradock-Watson, who kept his end up to good effect, whilsthis partner scoring rapidly, considering the state of the ground,put on 46 runs for the fifth wicket. Wyatt-Smith continued tobat well, but there was no one who could stay with him. Playfor the day stopped at 114 with \iVyatt-Smith and Sharpe in.

On resumption of play \iVyatt-Smith played well until he wascaught off Pitts:Tucker by Watney for 87. He batted wellthroughout his innings and did not give a single chance thewhole time. The innings close for 136.

The School House started 85 behind. Smith and Kingsfordlooked like making a stand, but the latter was caught andbowled by Wyatt-Smith for 13 again. Archer then stoppedwith Smith and scored 26 rapidly until he was clean bowled byWyatt-Smith. Smith soon succumbed to \iVoolmer for 18.The tail was but little better than last time, Edgington, how­ever, batted pluckily for 10 not out. The innings closed for 89,thus just saving an innings defeat. The necessary five runswere soon made for Carey's.

The ground fielding was by no means as clean as it shouldbe, but very few catches were dropped, whilst Tucker was goodbehind the stumps. The feature of the match was vVyatt­Smith's batting and bowling. He took 14 wickets for 73. Heis all the more to be congratulated on the success of his houseas three of their most valuable bats were down with mumps.

SCHOOL HOUSE A.

\Vallinger, c Slaughter, b \V.-Smith 5Smith ma., b Sharpe 5R. J. L. Kingsford, lbw, b W.-Smith J3T. G. Devitt, b Sharpe 0

C. G. \Vatney. hit wkt., b \V.-Smi,h 10

P.G.Chichester, stTucker, bW.-Smith 0

Edgington, b \Vyatt-Smith I

A. G. Archer, not out 3H. \V. Brady, b \Vyatt-Smith 2

Norris, b \Vyatt-Smilh 4Pitls-Tucker rni.,c Slaughter,b\V.-Smith 2

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b Wvatt-Smithb \V~olmerC and b W\'alt-Smitht> Sharpe -st Tucker, b \Vyatr-Smithlbw, b Wyatt-Smithnot outb Wyatt-Smithb \Voolmerb \Vyatt,Slllith ..b Sharpe

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CAREY'S.

B. 1. Slaughter, b Norris •. 0

Tucker, b Pitts-Tucker ini. 0

G. M. Pitts-Tucker, run out 4 not outR. B.\Vyatt-Smith, cWatney, b Pitts-

Tucker mi. 87 not outD. MacDonald, lbw, b Pitts-Tucker mi. 0

Cradock-Watson, c\Vatney, b Brady 13Bastin ma., b Brady 2\Voolmer. b Brady 10

Shaw, run out 5C. B. Sharpe, not out 4Whitehead, b Pitts-Tucker mi. 0

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Total 136

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

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C. B. SharpeR. B. Wyatt-Smith

C. B. SharpeR. 13. Wyatt-Smith\Voolmer

CAREY'S.

1St Innings.Balls

6665

2nd Innings.86

114

30

Runs1728

20

4517

Wickets2

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The Junior House :Matches are unavoidably held over tillnext issue.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of Tile SilirbuYnian.

Dear Sir,I should be obli'ged if you will allow me this opportunity of thanking

all those masters who throughout the term have given such valuable helpin the coaching of the cricket. To them is due in a great measure thesuccess which has this year been enjoyed by all the different teams.

Yours faithfully,R. B. WYATT-SMITH.

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Sir,I shall be much obliged if you can find space in your columns for the

publication of the accounts of the performances of . Hamlet.'

Receipts. Expenditure.£ s. d. £ s. d.

Thursday, June 26th, Sale Simmons & Co. for hireof Tickets (Government of costumes 28 19 1Tax deducted)... . .. 42 8 0 Carriage on cOstumes 1 3 10

Saturday, June 28th, ditto 51 1 0 Material for curtains •.. 23 6 10Private donations' '4 18 0 Miss Newrnan-for mak-Sale of Programmes (three ing cnrtains

performances) ... 8 16 4 Hire of Church HallGuppy & Son-for erect­ing stage

Mr. March-for work onscenery and stage

F. Bennett & Co.-print­iug and bill posting

Mr. Rickard~forwork onscenery ...

Mr. Joseph Read~for

gas fittingDingley & Sons-carpetand flies ...

License faT HallChaplin & Co.-for haul­ing furniture

Mr. Perry-for erectingmarquee

Hire of skullTipsPostage ...

£107 3 4 £108 2 7

Believe me, Sir,Yours, etc.,

It will thus be seen that there is a deficit of 19s. 3d., but it must beborne in mind that the curtains and carpet have be~n purchased and.remain as permanent School property.

KENNETH B. TINDALL.

Dear Sir,Having just spent a 1110st enjoyable week-end at Sherborne during the

Commemoration period, it gives me great pleasure, as an old Shirburnianwith a; son now at the School, to s<ty how excellent the arrangementsmade for the pleasure and convenience of all the guests, and it is only byway of suggestion that I make the following remarks.,

1. Speech Night. I seemed to miss the full Commemorationgathering of aII past and present members of the School in 'BigSchool' to' hear the concert and entertainment given by the boys witha few short speeches concerning the progress of the School, etc., and

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ending up with' Olim fuit ' with all the Old Boys gathered togetheron the dais joining in.

2. I also missed the anticipated meeting of 'The Old Shirburnians,'especially when there were so many things to discuss, such as theSchool's' \Var Memorial' and to hear the result of the O.S. 'meetingcalled by the Headmaster and held in London snme two months ago.Mr. \Vildman's wonderful school record now unfortunately soon to beterminated, would have been another interesting subject.

3. I also missed seeing the boys' en masse' either as members ofthe O.T.C., or to my mind better still as members giving an exhibi­tion of physical drill in the courts.

Most of the Parents and Old Boys come down to the School to ce withtheir boys, to renew old friendships, and to see something of the Schoollife, and my suggestions are based on the belief that this should bespecially catered for at Commemoration.

This cannot be arranged if both Friday and Saturday are taken up bythe Cricket Match of • The School v. Old Shirburnians,' and I shouldlike to propose for the consideration of the Cricket Committee that thisannual fixture should be arranged on another date, say, at the end of theterm, when possibly a cricketing tour could then be planned.

I notice the majority of people, especially ladies, do not watch thismatch with much interest, and speaking for my wife, self and otherparents, we would certainly prefer looking on at school displays, such asSwimming, Physical Drill, Militaryevolutions, etc., which would takeup less time and give many more boys a chance of participation, to thegreater delight of possibly themselves and certainly of their friends.\Vith the return of so many of our younger masters, these additionalattractions should not be difficult to organise in the same way as thosewhich gave us all so much pleasure during the 1919 Commemoration.

I trust this may 'have the kind consideration of the Authorities, andthat parents may be advised of the time and date of this programme asthey have been in the past.

Yours faithfully,PRO BONO PUBLICO.

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